The Gate House
Nelson DeMille
hen John Sutter's aristocratic wife killed her mafia don lover, John left America and set out in his sailboat on a three-year journey around the world, eventually settling in London. Now, ten years later, he has come home to the Gold Coast, that stretch of land on the North Shore of Long Island that once held the greatest concentration of wealth and power in America, to attend the imminent funeral of an old family servant. Taking up temporary residence in the gatehouse of Stanhope Hall, John finds himself living only a quarter of a mile from Susan who has also returned to Long Island. But Susan isn't the only person from John's past who has reemerged: Though Frank Bellarosa, infamous Mafia don and Susan's ex-lover, is long dead, his son, Anthony, is alive and well, and intent on two missions: Drawing John back into the violent world of the Bellarosa family, and exacting revenge on his father's murderer--Susan Sutter. At the same time, John and Susan's mutual attraction resurfaces and old passions begin to reignite, and John finds himself pulled deeper into a familiar web of seduction and betrayal. In The Gate House, acclaimed author Nelson Demille brings us back to that fabled spot on the North Shore -- a place where past, present, and future collides with often unexpected results.
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Thank you a second time Mr.Demille for "The Gate House", the first time was for "The Gold Coast". I absolutely loved both books equally as much. I did not want to finish them because I did not want to leave the Sutters. It's sad when you near the end of a good book because you don't want to leave the main characters. It's like saying goodbye to friends. I do hope that you find the inspiration to write a sequel to "The Gate House" so I can rejoin the Sutters in the following years of their reconciliation. Perhaps one of Anthony's brothers will feel the need to confront Carolyn regarding vendetta and John and Susan will return to New York to once again deal with another Belarosa. Well, I'm sure you will have your own story to write. I just want you to know that a good book is a special gift from it's author to the reader and I wanted to take the time to thank you for these two gifts. God bless you, Mr. Demille. See you on Grace Lane.
Posted by: Jerry Oddo | May 15, 2010, 8:52 pmQuestion ... Should I read Gold Coast prior to Gate House..
On the surface..since Gate House is the sequel I imagine I should...
Any opinions?
Thanks
Tom
Posted by: Tom Mckee | February 11, 2010, 4:24 pmThe Gate House is probably the most enjoyable book I've ever read. Good plot and great humor. A real fun read.
Posted by: Jack | August 17, 2009, 10:07 amWho was more surprised than me when The Gate House arrived at my door? I guess I won it when I applied for your newsletter. Thanks so much for the gift.
I have been a fan of your books for a long time. I get them on audio book format as I spend a lot of time on long drives.
You and John Dunning are my two favorite writers extant. I like you more but please don
Posted by: Arthur | August 11, 2009, 6:25 pmJust finished Gate House. Have read all your novels with relish and particularly enjoyed this one. How much did you have to pa Dave Barry to ghost write? By the way, page 532, 2nd last paragraph, you may want to substitute "divorcee" or "widow," or did I miss something, here? Keep up the great work and as Jack Kennedy said to Marilyn Monroe, "Thanks for the mammaries."
Posted by: Don Dorschel | August 1, 2009, 7:37 pmHaving lived on the Gold Coast in an area named Muttontown, I remember traveling the roads and seeing the landmarks in the original "Gold Coast", a GREAT novel. These days I live in Florida, and on a recent visit back "home" noticed "The Gate House" in a local bookstore. I am happily traveling those roads once again along with John, Susan, and Anthony. Who says "You can never go home again"? Thanks!
Posted by: Mark Bender | July 26, 2009, 1:54 pmI wish you could write as fast as I can read. I've read all your books and look forward to each new offering. As you thanked Mr. Green and Mr. Bitet, let me say as one Nam vet to another, "thank you and welcome home."
Posted by: Peter Scholes | July 14, 2009, 10:04 amDear Nelson, I have just discovered you and I am so very glad I did! I own a Kindle and was about to download Gate House when I saw it was a sequel to Gold Coast. So I went to GC first, LOVED it and downloaded GH right after it. Liked it. You are a fun and entertaining writer and I am going to read a lot more of your novels. Keep writing!
Posted by: Tyler Gregory | June 18, 2009, 12:45 amI am a trk drvr,I only listen to books on cd.Westerns and army(war)books mostly,but I accidently come across "Gate house"here at the library where I get all my books on cd and it was excellent!I just finished listening to "After Dark"and I am waiting on "Gold Coast".Keep up the good stuff.I like just how you write.Your new fan!
Posted by: j.wade serna | June 11, 2009, 6:27 pmDear Mr. DeMille,
I've read nearly all your novels. You're one of my favorite authors. However, my response to The Gate House is quite different than the swooning comments seen here.
First of all, one of the hallmarks of your earlier novels was building up anticipation to a final denouement, and then delivering a coda which fulfills this anticipation. I'm afraid that, overall, The Gate House did not deliver in this most important aspect. In comparison to your earlier novels, especially those with John Corey and his wife Kate Mayfield, The Gate House read like a shaggy dog story: the ending didn't come close to justifying the long build up. You seemed so into the era and ethos of the "gold coast" that you shorthanded both character and plot. It hurts me to say this as you're one of my most favorite authors.
It kind of seemed like you really had nothing to say. Either about relationships or how these relationships informed, motivated the action. You were actually so immersed (in your mind) about the time and place, that the most important "confrontation" of the story, the confrontation which you choose to build up throughout the book by continually mentioning the "letter", the one between John and Stanhope, happened entirely OFF SCREEN. This was just lazy of you, and really uncharacteristic. You OWED the readers this most important scene. You OWED us, after building up Stanhope as a mentally diseased, depraved prick, allowing us to REVEL in his comeuppance delivered by the person he'd least like to receive it from. You write such great dialog. How could you have deprive us of this scene? You apparently wanted us to identify with your protagonists and their pain at his hands. You owed us the pleasure of identifying with them in their destruction of Stanhope's ugly goal.
I'm no prude, but in addition, I thought your writing about John and Susan's sex play was not only gratuitous, but was presented in a crude and puerile manner unbecoming your obvious writing skills.
I'm sorry if you take offense at this, but it is how I feel. I hope that in the future, you'll stick with the kind of writing which made me one of your most ardent fans. If you continue to write about John and Susan, continue to flesh out their characters the way you did so well with John and Kate,, and please, give them, and US, not just a story, but a plot we can all hang on to as it rushes to it's hopefully, un-telegraphed end.
Sincerely,
Jeff Miller
Posted by: Jeff Miller | June 11, 2009, 5:21 pmRancho Cucamonga, CA